Gaor Bheinn

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Gaor Bheinn
Elevation 987 m (3,238 ft)
Prominence 842 m Ranked 23rd in British Isles
Parent peak Carn Eige
Listing Munro, Marilyn
Translation dirty hill or noisy hill (Gaelic)
Pronunciation [Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkɯːɾveɲ]]
Location
Location Highland,  Scotland
OS grid NN002875

Gaor Bheinn, also known as Gulvain or Culvain, is a mountain in Scotland, to the north of the road west of Fort William (from which it is usually climbed), and south of Loch Arkaig. It is composed of banded granite and shaped like a letter Y, with two tops connected by a ridge running from northeast to southwest, with the northern top 6 m higher than the one to the south. Crags drop at either end, and steep slopes fall away to either side.

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Coordinates: 56°56′08″N 5°17′08″W / 56.93553°N 5.28558°W / 56.93553; -5.28558